Title :
Issues in precision motion control and microhandling
Author :
Bleuler, Hannes ; Clavel, Reymond ; Breguet, Jean-Marc ; Langen, Hans ; Pernette, Eric
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Robotic Syst., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Illustrates with various practical examples an activity at the intersection of MEMS, system control, robotics and ultraprecision design. The resulting new application domains include microrobotics, microfactories and nanotechnologies
Keywords :
closed loop systems; materials handling; microactuators; microassembling; microrobots; motion control; nanotechnology; MEMS; microfactories; microhandling; nanotechnologies; precision motion control; system control; ultraprecision design; Actuators; Assembly; Control systems; Electronic circuits; Fasteners; Leg; Micromechanical devices; Moore´s Law; Motion control; Robot control;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2000. Proceedings. ICRA '00. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5886-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2000.844172